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The News: Crossroads Health Ventures (CHV) has launched a new early-stage venture fund with over $21M in capital to support Indiana-based life sciences startups.The Backers: The fund represents a rare collaboration between the state (IEDC), academia (Indiana University), and three global industry leaders: Eli Lilly (human health), Elanco (animal health), and Corteva (plant health).The Strategy: CHV aims to bridge the early-stage funding gap for companies operating
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Harmony Healthcare IT Acquires Blue Elm to Build MEDITECH Data Engine
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The News: Harmony Healthcare IT has acquired Blue Elm, a specialist provider of data solutions for the MEDITECH EHR platform.The Impact: The deal creates a single, end-to-end partner for MEDITECH hospitals, covering everything from data extraction and optimization to long-term archiving and system decommissioning.The Value: By combining Harmony’s archiving scale with Blue Elm’s technical nuance (covering all MEDITECH versions from Magic to Expanse), the combined entity
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How Employers Can Save $550/Month on GLP-1s: Introducing Vida Self-Pay
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- Vida Health has partnered with RxSaveCard to launch Vida Self-Pay, a first-of-its-kind platform that bypasses traditional PBM markups for anti-obesity medications (AOMs).
- By combining virtual, whole-person clinical care with transparent "cash-price" subsidies, the partnership enables employers to save up to $550 per member per month while expanding access to GLP-1s and other AOMs.
Bypassing the PBM "Walled Garden"
The Vida Self-Pay model functions as a
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Proprio Secures 4th FDA Clearance for AI-Powered ‘Picasso’ Spine Guidance
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- Proprio has secured FDA clearance for Picasso, its fourth cleared capability within the Paradigm AI surgical platform.
- The feature enables "trace-based" optical registration, allowing spine surgeons to perform real-time, radiation-free 3D measurements of spinal alignment during surgery—addressing a critical gap where surgeons previously relied on static 2D X-rays or postoperative confirmation.
Radiation-Free "Digital Twins"
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WHAM 2026: The Economic Case for Women’s Health Investment
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- The 2026 WHAM Investment Report, released at the 44th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference, establishes women’s health as a high-growth precision medicine category.
- Redefining the market beyond reproductive care, the report provides a roadmap for capital allocation into conditions that affect women exclusively, differently, or disproportionately. It features six in-depth case studies demonstrating real-world commercial success and durable long-term
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Marvin Health to Deliver AI Mental Health Coaches for Clinicians
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- Marvin Health has launched role-specific AI coaches built on OpenAI to support physicians, nurses, and residents.
- Unlike generic chatbots, these tools use "clinical scaffolding" to offer personalized, 24/7 support for burnout and vicarious trauma. Integrated with systems like Stanford and Cedars-Sinai, the platform seamlessly escalates high-risk cases to a human therapist network, aiming to increase early mental health intervention by 2-3x.
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Innovaccer and CCNC Ink 5-Year Partnership to Scale Population Health in North Carolina
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- Innovaccer Inc. and Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) have entered into a landmark five-year partnership to modernize the state's largest medical home system.
- Leveraging Innovaccer’s Healthcare Intelligence Cloud, the collaboration will empower CCNC’s care managers and CCPN clinicians with data-driven insights to manage financial risk and improve outcomes for more than one million members.
The Intelligence Cloud: Activating Data for One Million
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The Future of the Hospital Room: Nesa Joins Epic Toolbox for Inpatient Virtual Care
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- Nesa has been officially listed in the Epic Toolbox for Inpatient Virtual Care for 2026, confirming its deep, native integration with the Epic EHR. Utilizing edge-based AI, Nesa automates over 80 clinical workflows, including virtual nursing, fall detection, and ambient documentation.
- Proven outcomes include a 37.5% reduction in falls, an 80% reduction in pressure injuries, and a shift in average discharge times from 3:30 PM to 11:00 AM. The platform
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Why Axena Health and Mayo Clinic are Building an AI-Driven Future for Pelvic Health
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- Axena Health has announced a major expansion of its collaboration with Mayo Clinic to develop a new, AI-integrated solution for women with pelvic floor disorders.
- Building on their initial 2025 partnership, the new initiative aims to leverage Mayo Clinic’s clinical expertise to create personalized care pathways that improve treatment adherence for conditions like urinary incontinence and overactive bladder (OAB).
Solving the Adherence Gap: AI as a Clinical
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AliveCor Receives FDA Clearance for 39 Determinations on Kardia 12L AI
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- AliveCor, the global leader in AI-powered cardiology, has received U.S. FDA clearance for the next generation of its KAI 12L AI. This update expands the diagnostic breadth of the Kardia 12L ECG System to detect five additional cardiac determinations, bringing the platform’s total to 39 cleared determinations.
- The handheld, 0.3-pound device can now identify specific rhythm modifiers and axis-related morphologies, providing clinicians with unprecedented diagnostic
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